Nursing Students’ Awareness of Droplet and Airborne Isolation Precautions for Geriatric Patients during Outbreak of Coronavirus | ||||
Mansoura Nursing Journal | ||||
Volume 10, Issue 1, January 2023, Page 227-238 PDF (631.28 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/mnj.2023.320388 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Amany Samir Abdallah 1; Moustafa Saad* 2; Soad Abd Elhameed3 | ||||
1Gerontology, faculty of nursing, Man so u r a, Egypt | ||||
2Lecturer of Gerontological Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt | ||||
3Professor of Gerontological Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 is the third coronavirus outbreak in the last two decades. The virus is thought to spread through respiratory aerosol from infected people's coughing and sneezing, or through close personal contact. Older people are at highest risk for COVID-19 due to physiological changes associated with ageing, decreased immune function, and multi-morbidity. Aim: The study aimed to assess nursing students’ awareness of droplet and airborne isolation precautions for geriatric patients during outbreak of coronavirus. Method: A descriptive study was utilized with a convenient sample of 356 students. Setting: The study was conducted at Mansoura University's Faculty of Nursing and Technical Institute of Nursing. Tools of data collection: Two tools were used, demographic data structured interview questionnaire and nursing students’ awareness of droplet and airborne isolation precautions for geriatric patients’ questionnaire. Results: There was a mild positive significant correlation between knowledge, attitude, and practices score. There was a mild positive significant correlation between knowledge and attitude score (r = 0.487, P <0.001), and between knowledge and practices score (r = 0.393, P <0.001). Conclusion: The majority of the studied nursing students had a positive awareness regarding droplet and airborne isolation precautions for geriatric patients. Recommendations: Develop of educational and training program to nursing students to raise their awareness about droplet and airborne isolation precautions for geriatric patients. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Nursing Students; Awareness; Isolation Precautions; Geriatric Patients; Coronavirus | ||||
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